<p>I’m a black female sophomore at a good public high school (Nicolet) in Wisconsin. The summer before high school I did a People to People program in which I went to France, Italy, and Malta. I’m a year ahead in math so I’m in Honors Pre-Calculus now and will take AP Calculus next year. I’m ranked 2nd on the weighted scale (Honors and AP’s count more) out of my class of around 300 (14th unweighted). I won 1st in State in the Engineering category last year at the Intel ISEF Science Fair and am working on another project this year. Only B’s (B+'s) I’ve ever gotten were in Honors Geometry last year. I currently take AP Euro History and plan on taking AP American History, AP English, AP Calculus, AP Physics B, AP Gov’t and Politics, and AP Economics (Micro Macro). By junior year, I will have taken 4 years of Spanish. I’m doing a couple AP’s over the summer so I can travel abroad and go to school in another country Senior Year, either Japan (to learn Japanese), Brazil (to learn Portuguese), or South Africa (because I NEED to go to Africa before I get old and gray). Any thoughts on which one?
I also am a State-ranked Public Forum Debater most likely going to Nationals, plan on being President of my Model Organization of the American States team, compete in Forensics, and will be a Varsity Volleyball player.
Generally, what are my chances and an Ivy like MIT? Will the year abroad help at all because I REALLY want to go. I will have met all the graduation requirements.</p>
<p>Uhhh, MIT is not an Ivy but I see no reason why you can’t make it there. You’re an URM (black status), Pofo debater, academically strong, good EC’s. You can make it to a lot of the ivy leagues…'Nuff said.</p>
<p>You’ve definitely got a shot at MIT, though this is because of your outstanding achievements in science and debate. I don’t think People to People impresses them much; it just shows you’ve got a few extra grand to spend (this is what I hear). </p>
<p>However, doing a study abroad on your own is impressive (at least to me!). If it’s really what you want to do, go for it. I’ve seen too many people on this site let the Ivies dictate how they live their lives. Do what you want to—and let the chips fall where they may :)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>As long as you break 2100 on the SAT you have an excellent chance at any school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.
I just really want to go to MIT because I was visiting colleges (of course, super early) and when I went on a tour of MIT I fell in loveeeeeee. It’s such an amazing campus! So was Harvard. I just don’t want to completely mess up my chances by going abroad.</p>